Re: Networking Problems with 2 XP Pro Machines

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From: Mark B. (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 04/27/04 

Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2004 23:10:13 -0700

Yes, I have an account on both computers with the same
name and log-in p/w. This is getting really frustrating
as I had no problem when I had an XP machine and a WinMe
machine. Thanks for your ideas pjay.

Cheers

Mark B
>-----Original Message-----
>
>"Mark B" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
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>> I have 2 computers running XP Pro...one is a laptop
with
>> a wireless card, the other a desktop with NIC card. I
can
>> see both computers on the network and I can access
files
>> on the laptop with the desktop but not the other way
>> round. I do not have any firewalls running, not even on
>> my wireless router. I have enabled NetBios over TCP/IP
on
>> both computers and DHCP is enabled as well. I can print
>> but not file share. I get a message that says "
>> <filename> is not accessible. You might not have
>> permission to use this network resource. Contact the
>> administrator of this server to find out if you have
>> access permissions. etc."Help...I've been fighting with
>> this
>> for 2 day and nights...I'm seeing double and have a
>> whopping headache. Tia
>>
>> Mark B
>
>Mark - just a thought - have you setup shares for the
resources you want to
>share? and have you set up logins for the users on
the 'other' machine?
>There are ways of overriding these things via the
security settings but the
>default setup probably will require you to do this -
otherwise you will be a
>'Guest' user and horribly restricted. e.g. one machine
here has the login
>jjay and I have set up an account jjay on the networked
machine also.
>
>good luck ...
>
>pjay
>
>
>.
>

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